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Subject has shape has orbital period has diameter has has surface spectrum has inclination is an instance of has rotation period has eccentricity has mean opposition magnitude has albedo see also has radiu has visual magnitude has asteroid number has surface spectra has synodic period has perihelion distance has orbirtal period has photographic albedo has sidereal period has period has mean distance from Sun has discoverer has rotation period 8^{h< sup>} has closest approach to Earth has absolute magnitude is a kind of has eccetricity has semi-major axi has mean orbital spe has mass has diameter about 560 km has dicovery date has definition has discovery date has meteorite class

Bamberga i = 11°.2 asteroid e = 0.36, +11.41 < 0.05 larger than Pallas 324 -has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press +8.14 a = 2.80 AU, Asteroid with the darkest known surfaces in the solar system, the only minor planet known to have such a low albedo. carbonaceous chondrite

Ceres i = 10°.6 asteroid 0.38 days e = 0.079 R ≈ 510 km carbonaceous chondrite 466.6 days 0.06 1682 days 2.7673 AU Piazzi 17.9 km s^-1 1.17 × 10²⁴ g Largest asteroid, and the first to be discovered. 1801

Earth-crossing asteroid asteroid

Eros elongated 642 days 35 × 16 × 17 km i = 10°.8 asteroid 5^h16^m12^s.913 e = 0.223 433 1.084 AU G. Witt < 0.15 AU a = 1.48 AU A small Asteroid. 1898

Hidalgo 20 km 42°.5 asteroid e = 0.66 944 13.7 years Baade a = 5.8 AU Asteroid with the largest known orbit with the second highest inclination to the ecliptic and second highest eccentricity of any asteroid. 1920

Hirayama family asteroid A group of asteroids with similar orbital elements. The members of a given family are widely believed to have resulted from collisions between larger parent bodies.

Icarus 1.1 km i = 23° asteroid 2^h16^m 1566 0.19 AU P = 408^d Baade e = 0.827 a = 1.07 AU 1948 Asteroid with the smallest orbit and highest eccentricity of any asteroid. It is the only asteroid known to come closer to the Sun than Mercury.

Juno P = 1594 days 250 km i = 13°.0 asteroid 7^h.21 e = 0.256 0.2 a = 2.67 AU An asteroid with a relatively large albedo.

Pallas 1686 days resembles meteorites of either low-grade carbonaceous chondrite or enstatite achondrite i = 34°.8 asteroid 9-12 hours e = 0.235 0.05 Olbers a = 2.77 AU 2.6 × 10²³ g (1972 estimate) -has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press The second asteroid to be discovered. 1802

Trojan asteroid Lagrangian point asteroid Asteroid located at the points of Jupiter's orbit around the Sun that are equidistant from the Sun and Jupiter. About 15 are now known.

Vesta P = 1325 days 500 km i = 7°.1 asteroid 5^h20^m31^s.665 e = 0.09 0.24 5.5 (at mean opposition) Olbers a = 2.361 AU An asteroid in diameter. It is the brightest of all minor planets, at times approaching naked-eye visibility. Its spectrum can also be interpreted to mean a rotation period of 10^h40^m58^s.84. 1807

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Subject	has shape	has orbital period	has diameter	has has surface spectrum	has inclination	is an instance of	has rotation period	has eccentricity	has mean opposition magnitude	has albedo	see also	has radiu	has visual magnitude	has asteroid number	has surface spectra	has synodic period	has perihelion distance	has orbirtal period	has photographic albedo	has sidereal period	has period	has mean distance from Sun	has discoverer	has rotation period 8^{h< sup>}	has closest approach to Earth	has absolute magnitude	is a kind of	has eccetricity	has semi-major axi	has mean orbital spe	has mass	has diameter about 560 km	has dicovery date	has definition	has discovery date	has meteorite class
Bamberga					i = 11°.2	asteroid		e = 0.36,	+11.41	< 0.05		larger than Pallas		324										-has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press		+8.14			a = 2.80 AU,					Asteroid with the darkest known surfaces in the solar system, the only minor planet known to have such a low albedo.		carbonaceous chondrite
Ceres					i = 10°.6	asteroid	0.38 days	e = 0.079				R ≈ 510 km			carbonaceous chondrite	466.6 days			0.06	1682 days		2.7673 AU	Piazzi							17.9 km s^-1	1.17 × 10²⁴ g			Largest asteroid, and the first to be discovered.	1801
Earth-crossing asteroid																											asteroid
Eros	elongated	642 days	35 × 16 × 17 km		i = 10°.8	asteroid	5^h16^m12^s.913	e = 0.223						433			1.084 AU						G. Witt		< 0.15 AU				a = 1.48 AU					A small Asteroid.	1898
Hidalgo			20 km		42°.5	asteroid		e = 0.66						944				13.7 years					Baade						a = 5.8 AU					Asteroid with the largest known orbit with the second highest inclination to the ecliptic and second highest eccentricity of any asteroid.	1920
Hirayama family																											asteroid							A group of asteroids with similar orbital elements. The members of a given family are widely believed to have resulted from collisions between larger parent bodies.
Icarus			1.1 km		i = 23°	asteroid	2^h16^m							1566			0.19 AU				P = 408^d		Baade					e = 0.827	a = 1.07 AU				1948	Asteroid with the smallest orbit and highest eccentricity of any asteroid. It is the only asteroid known to come closer to the Sun than Mercury.
Juno		P = 1594 days	250 km		i = 13°.0	asteroid	7^h.21	e = 0.256		0.2																			a = 2.67 AU					An asteroid with a relatively large albedo.
Pallas		1686 days		resembles meteorites of either low-grade carbonaceous chondrite or enstatite achondrite	i = 34°.8	asteroid	9-12 hours	e = 0.235		0.05													Olbers						a = 2.77 AU		2.6 × 10²³ g (1972 estimate)	-has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press		The second asteroid to be discovered.	1802
Trojan asteroid											Lagrangian point																asteroid							Asteroid located at the points of Jupiter's orbit around the Sun that are equidistant from the Sun and Jupiter. About 15 are now known.
Vesta		P = 1325 days	500 km		i = 7°.1	asteroid	5^h20^m31^s.665	e = 0.09		0.24			5.5 (at mean opposition)										Olbers						a = 2.361 AU					An asteroid in diameter. It is the brightest of all minor planets, at times approaching naked-eye visibility. Its spectrum can also be interpreted to mean a rotation period of 10^h40^m58^s.84.	1807